Well all I got to say you lot a patient buggers, and I thank you for it work has be a complete nightmare, short staffed and demand both work and home but here we are, a little christmas treat as i finish off this what it was suppose to be a one shot, yeah shot 3 time :D but enough about that here we are with part 3 and the last of it. Enjoy.

Fair warning, there's a lot of time skips

Chapter 3

Time skip 2 months

The village

Stoick slowly opened the door to his home, shielding his eyes from the morning sun while trying to sustain a headache.

Or in the case a hangover.

He seem to noticed that since his son left the village, he has felt more depressed than ever, even more so since he lost his wife.

He feels like the drink numbs the pain, but only for a little while before it comes back for vengence the next day.

As he looks around he sees the same scene every morning.

Some villager setting up stalls getting ready for the daily trade of food drinks and furs.

Some are still sceptical that they'll be attacked by dragons, of course that hasn't happened in over a year now.

Most of the wives doing their daily runs while still having time to gossip, some things to do with their own families, other things about the mysterious dragon rider who saved them from the Berserker armada.

'These women can hold a gossip till Ragnarok' he thought to himself, which was a bad move considering it made his head hurt more.

Headache aside he still concentrates and looks around the village some more until he spots the teens with their...very unusual new attitudes.

First was Snotlout, he looked exhausted, mainly due to gathering fish for the freeze.

'It's funny' he thought to himself 'a few year ago, everyone wanted him to be the next chief after I stepped down instead of Hiccup, but ever since he wet himself in front of one lone terrible terror on the beach, causing him to scream like a little girl. That thought was drifted to one side'

He nearly chuckled at that one insident but then remembering Hiccup brought his mood back down again.

He dreadfully missed him, but could understand his leaving.

He would have done it way earlier than his son, or something worse.

It was then he realized right there and then that even though Hiccup wasn't physically strong on the outside, he was the strongest out of anyone on Berk on the inside.

Now he just wanted his son back and for him to forgive him.

But Stoick still has the letter he gave him telling him not to look for him, to respect his wishes and let him come back on his own terms.

This is one promise Stoick knows he needs to keep, even if it hurts him.

But shaking his head from all that as he starts walking around the village only to see something very out of place.

The twins walking around and not causing a single bit of chaos.

But to say both of them experienced the hard way as why you shouldn't mess with dragons.

The female twin, Ruffnut was discussing with her brother, Tuffnut, all about the different way to bandage an arm, something she learned from her mother, while Tuffnut was thinking of way to decorate their room with fabrics?

'Very, very unusual' Stoick thought to himself. Sure he had seen the twins with their new hobbies before but every time it still didn't sink in.

Next came Fishlegs, the stocky boy walked with an air of confidence as he held a small book in his hand, while the other occupied his large mace, the one that Hiccup made him years ago and didn't destroy it like the other mutton-heads did.

Fishlegs seemed the one who gained instead of lost as he still read his books, but now he could do it without fear of prejudice from the villagers, after all, the last brainy one they drove out of the village resulted in the worst raid Berk had ever seen for generations, so they weren't making that mistake again and let the boy be, to the large boys delight.

The last of the teens from Hiccup's age group was Astrid, she was coming back from the forest, but what puzzled Stoick mostly was her expression on her face, something he seem to notice for the last couple of months.

She was genuinely happy, which was unusual to him considering that between Hiccup leaving and previously two months ago she was depressed, she felt useless, even to a point where she cried when she though no one was within earshot, but Stoick heard it all, so couldn't understand why she was so happy now.

One thing that came to mind was the new axe upon her back, it was shiny and undamaged, unlike the one her mother gave her when she 'disposed' of her other one.

'Was that the reason she's happy?' he thought to himself as he watches her go from the forest directly to her home.

It was then that Stoick wanted to know more about where she got that new axe, but he couldn't just walk up to her and interrogate her about it, that would be bad for both him and her.

So thinking about it, he decided to head to the only other person on the island who could give him a straight answer without worry.

Gobber

The forge

Gobber was busy pound away at a few broken tools that somehow snapped in two.

"Thor's soiled skivvies! Wha have these mutton heads bein diggin' up?" he shouts as he sees the huge cracks and dents in the shovel he holds in his hand wondering how they managed to break it this time.

But in one way he already knew why, since it was his old apprentice that crafted these and many other things to perfection so could understand that these tools would break easily.

Gobber sigh as he remembers Hiccup, he too misses the sarcastic toothpick, the forge hasn't been the same since he left, no crazy inventions putt him on edge, no sarcastic remarks, no crazy ideas to make lives easier.

He missed it all.

As he was taking a walk down memory lane, he didn't notice the chief walk into the building, directly towards him, tapping him on the shoulder, nearly scaring the living daylights out of the old blacksmith and causing him to accidentally throw the broken shovel out of the window, which hit a very surprised and slightly angry yak.

"Great Odin's ghost Stoick! Are yer trying te send me te Valhalla early!?" Gobber shouts, holding his hook hand to his chest as Stoick stands there trying not to laugh.

"Sorry Gobber, didn't mean to scare you" he said trying to stifle a laugh.

Stoick shook his head trying regain his senses as he looks at his old friend once again "Gobber I need to ask you a question"

Gobber who recovered from his near heart attack gestures for Stoick to proceed.

"Do you know where Astrid got her new axe from?" he simply put it, taking the old blacksmith by surprise.

"Her new axe?" Gobber replies as he ponders what his friend told him.

Now as he came to think about it, he did notice Astrid not come in daily to get her mothers axe sharpened, in fact she only came once to get it sharpened, and even then she didn't seem to be in a hurry for it to be finished, but by the look on her back, she had a new one, shinier and looking at it was well crafted, even from a distance he could see it was to a quality that Hiccup would make of it.

'But how?' He wondered at the time 'she destroyed her last axe Hiccup gave her, how can she have another, and more to the point how did she get it?'

Thinking a bit about the last year, from all that happened with the Berserkers and Astrid change of moods, what could have caused all to get her a Hiccup-crafted axe?

And then it hit him as he stared at Stoick before speaking.

"Stoick do ye remember after Dagur was defeated by tha' dragon rider, jus' before they left?" he asked as he watched the chief ponder his own memories of that day.

It was odd to see how someone could rider a dragon let alone take down a whole armada, but he did recall one thing.

"Astrid asked them to find Hiccup and apologise for her own actions" as he pondered that thought it would make sense that this Riddari did get hold of his son and Hiccup, being not one to hold a grudge, made her a new axe.

He just hoped that one day Hiccup would forgive him one day.

But he can't worry about that for now, as he just remembered what today was, which made him smile a bit as he turn to the old blacksmith.

"Well I might as well not worry about that for now Gobber, I have an important event to get started first" Stoick said before turning and walking out of the door leaving Gobber face palming himself knowing what gods forsaken thing his chief was on about.

A little while later on a small island away from Berk

"A regatta?" Hiccup asked in a groaning dull voice as he and Astrid sat together on the small island watch the Berkian ships sail slowly by.

"Yeah, your father came up with the idea" she replied back in the same tone of voice as Hiccup's.

Hiccup groaned with boredom, he should have guessed his father would do something like this, but deep down, he always assumed he was joking.

But Hiccup remembers the conversation when he was younger about what to do once there was no threat from dragons, outcasts or any other tribes, knowing that if there wasn't to compete against then fights will break out inside the tribe itself.

'But a regatta?' Hiccup thought to himself as he shook his head.

Both young adults laid there in silence thinking the dragons had the right idea and started playing catch with a few sheep on the island.

Hiccup looked towards them as Toothless carried a sheep safely in his gummy mouth while Stormfly chased after him.

This made Hiccup smile as he imagined a game involving dragons and sheep.

His expression must have shown big time as Astrid looked at him in confusion "what are you thinking about Hiccup?" she asked as he kept his eyes closed and still smiling.

"Just thinking of ways where we could involve a game with dragons, sheep and a bit of competitiveness, you know something more fun than watching this" he replied gesturing to the slow moving boats.

At this point Astrid went from confusion to nodding in agreement "yeah like some sort of dragon race"

Hiccup sat upright as he looked at her with enthusiasm "yeah a race where dragons collected sheep around a course"

Astrid smiled and nodded as she got more into the conversation as well "we could have a point system"

"where each sheep collected into a basket is worth one point"

"but only after the racer completes one lap with the sheep in tow, only then will they win the point"

"and something like ten points will win the game"

"unless a bonus round came to play like a black sheep which is worth about ten, so whoever gets that win the game"

"that would be..."

"Fantastic!" they both said in unison, realising their faces were inches from each others, they quickly looked away as both blushed bright red.

"yeah" Hiccup awkwardly said as he rubbed the back of his head nervously, sure they kissed that one time but that was a spur of the moment thing.

"Yeah" Astrid said as she rubbed her left arm as she too was nervous.

They stayed like this for a while until Astrid decided to break the silence between them by asking him a question that she wanted an answer for since she found out who he was.

"Hiccup c-can I ask you a question?" she said stuttering a bit.

This took Hiccup by surprise, he never in his life heard Astrid stutter, especially towards him. But he shook it off as Astrid wanted an answer.

"We you just asked me one" he said cheekily as Astrid rolled her eye's before punching his arm.

Unfortunately he was still wear his armour.

"Ouch shit, shit, shit!" she yelled as she shook her hand in pain until the pain subsided before glaring at him.

"Okay two questions, first one, what in the nine realms is that armour made out of?! It looks like black leather but it feels harder than iron!" she said as she points at his chest with her index finger.

Hiccup looked down at his body before shrugging "dragon scales" he simply put it as Astrid looked curiously as the armour more closely.

As she inspected the armour close up she could see that they were indeed scales, pure black, all laying over each layer causing them to blend in with all the rest, no wonder she could never see them from normal distance.

She was quite impressed at what he could make, and yet no one, not even her could see all that until after he left.

This made her frown as she realized that if she never abandoned him in the first place then maybe, just maybe they'd be all riding dragons.

Now she knew her next question needed to be answered.

"Okay Hiccup, my next question" she looked up to meet his forest green eyes, she could see so much passion in them despite most of his life being absolute hell.

"Before you left you said you weren't on Berks side after so much we did to you, in fairness, I would have too, but here you are defending us, stopping the dragon raids, we've had no conflict since Dagur and even then you took out his armada so easily. But here's my question. Why did you protect us after everything we did to you?"

Hiccup sighed as he looked down, but he didn't frown, now one bit as he looked back up to his blond female companion "I was angry Astrid, angry that so many would hurt me just to spite me, but seeing them that one final raid made me realise that you hurt yourself, your pride was damaged by having the worst raid ever, and all because you did something stupid like destroy your best weapons. It was there that I started to pity all of you. So despite my anger towards the villagers, I couldn't watch you suffer at the hands of others"

Astrid just sat there speechless. A thousand thoughts were going through her mind at once, but the one she did pick out from all of made her smirk.

"So" she raised one of her eyebrows while keeping the smirk on her "you didn't to see 'me' suffer?"

Hiccup went wide-eyed as he replayed his last words to her.

"w-well what I m-mean is..." he stuttered as Astrid kept the smirk upon her face.

Hiccup took a deep breath before glaring at her.

"You are despicable Astrid Hofferson"

This only caused her to roll over laughing before Hiccup, still a little cheesed off that she tricked him like that, join in on her laughter.

They were like that for several minutes before Hiccup, trying to catch his breath, suggested they going on a flight over the waters before the sun set, to which Astrid accepted as she climbed aboard the blue and yellow Nadder while Hiccup followed suit upon Toothless before taking off.

Astrid was excited to be up in the air. At first she was terrified, she was on the back of one of the Vikings most ferocious enemies, brought up to believe all dragon were evil. But here she was riding her very own and having fun.

And all because someone gave them a chance.

As she looked over to the lean muscled teen as he ride the unholy offspring of lightening and death itself, she couldn't help feeling butterflies in her stomach, but dismissed it to her body getting used to flying.

But her thoughts were interrupted as she watches Hiccup pointing up ahead in panic.

'Now what could panic him?' she thought to herself, but her question was answered as she looked on in panic.

Coming towards the pair was a dragon. But no dragon Astrid had ever seen before.

It looked like an overgrown white Whispering Death with the snake-like body and thousands of razor sharp teeth.

But the eye's were what scared her the most.

Instead of fully white, these ones were completely red, boring a hole into her very soul.

"H-hiccup!" Astrid stuttered loudly hoping to catch his attention "w-what on Midgard is that thing?!"

Hiccup went from a panicked look straight to stoic as he glared at the giant dragon coming towards him.

"A Screaming Death" was all he said to answer her question.

Astrid was confused "a what?" this time Hiccup did turn to face her.

"A titan-classed Whispering Death except it's screams would be the one thing to kill you instead of its silence!" he shouts as he pats Toothless upon the head to which the Night Fury snorts in agreement at the silent gesture before he turns towards Astrid and Stormfly.

"Astrid wait here" was all he said before he and Toothless sped forward towards the Screaming Death before she could argue.

"Okay Toothless! Evasive maneuver! Lets give it a run for it money!" he shouts as Toothless complies by speeding up, passing by the large white dragon, which followed their lead.

Both dragons were fast, but Toothless was more agile being a smaller size as he zigzagged through some nearby sea stacks, this however didn't bother the larger dragon as it simply smashed right through them.

Seeing that plan not work for them Hiccup urges Toothless up into the the clouds and into their domain followed closely by the Screaming Death.

The white dragon searched all around, but because of the darker clouds and Toothless' scales, he was camouflaged.

This angered it as it started firing multiple blasts around random areas but only one came close, nearly singing Hiccup's hair.

"So that's the way you wanna play it" he said to no one before looking down at Toothless to which the said dragon looked up at him with a gummy smile.

And before the Screaming Death knew it a plasma blast hit it directly at it's side before the pair sped off to a nearby Island with the Screaming Death closing in on them.

Astrid watched in fascination and horror as Hiccup and Toothless speed right to an Island followed closely by the Screaming Death.

She wanted to help.

She wanted to fight.

But what could she do?

And then the idea hit her, she had a dragon of her own.

She gestured for Stormfly to go after them to which she complied by heading straight for the island.

Meanwhile Hiccup and Toothless find a heavily wooded area to hopefully slow the titan winged dragon down.

Deeper and deeper they go not stopping in case it was right behind them.

But as Hiccup glanced back to have a look, he was shocked to find that the large dragon was nowhere.

But what they didn't know until it was too late was the Screaming Death, as a boulder class, had burrowed underground only to emerge directly below them knocking the pair away from each other.

Toothless was knocked into some overhanging branches while Hiccup, while in mid-air, was pinned to a nearby tree by the Screaming Deaths spines.

Unable Hiccup watch with concern as the Screaming Death loomed over him until it came face to face.

Astrid watched in a nearby clearing in horror at seeing Hiccup pinned to a tree with a massive white dragon looking at him menacingly, she closed her eye so she couldn't see.

Meanwhile Hiccup was staring into the dragons red eyes.

No fear, no blinking, just stared into them demon like eyes.

Suddenly the large dragon started to lick the trapped boy with its tongue causing Hiccup to gross out.

"What...oh ewww" Hiccup chuckled as Toothless, who just freed himself from his bush prison, started a throaty laugh watching his rider get slobbered by the Screaming Death.

"You know that doesn't wash out Spike" he exclaimed as the set himself free from his own trap before putting him hand gently onto the giant dragons snout, causing him to purr.

Astrid, after opening her eyes to see why there was laughter, stood there in confusion as Stormfly went to join her fellow dragon companions.

"Well ye know he did miss ya 'iccup" came a familiar that brought fear into Astrid eye's.

With his large frame and wicked grin underneath his black unkempt beard, Alvin the Treacherous stood right in front of Hiccup as the two glared at each other for several second before they did something that shocked the blond shield-maiden even more.

They both started laughing as they grasped each others forearms.

"It's good to see ye boyo" Alvin happily said as he patted the auburn teen on the back.

"Good to see you too Alvin" he replied back with the same happy tone as him.

As the two exchanged pleasantries, and a few insults to boot, Astrid stood there dumbfounded.

Hiccup was casually standing next to Berk sworn enemy as if they've been friends for a long time.

I all was too much for Astrid to take in silence as she interrupted their conversation the best way she knew best.

"What in the nine realms of hell is going on?!" she shouted which startled not only the two males but also all three dragons.

Hiccup looked at her, then at Alvin before smacking his head with the palm of his hand.

"Oh right, right the hatred between the Hooligans and Outcast, I forgot about that" he said to no one in particular.

Alvin was the one thing time to look at him with a raised eyebrow "how could ye forget" he said jokingly.

"Well I've had a lot on my mind, what with Dagur trying to kill me every chance he gets" Hiccup casually explain waving his arms in different directions.

Astrid however wasn't paying much attention to that but more of still trying to figure out the current situation.

"Hiccup, you have some explaining to do right now!" Astrid demanded as she stared at him to which he stared back.

After a minute of constant glaring, Hiccup rolled his eye's as he sat her down and told her the story of how he first came in contact with the Outcast chief, well more like crashed into, but that wasn't his fault, he and Toothless was shot down with several bolas and couldn't control themselves.

He then went on to explain how the Outcast weren't out looking for him for say, he was just in their line of fire. The Outcast were fighting the Berserker's who had gone back on their deal of taking over the archipelago using the Skrill they thawed out and Dagur, being well deranged as well as a spoilt brat, wanted the Skrill to himself, unfortunately he never counted on Hiccup, disguised as Riddari, to come in and do exactly the same thing again only to leave the young chief shocked, literally, saving the Outcasts, minus a few who escaped with Dagur, including savage.

It was then Alvin wanted to learn how to tame the dragons for his own needs.

Hiccup however wasn't as stupid as he looked so proposed a wager, they will duel it out, whoever lost agreed to the winners terms, that being Hiccup will teach them only if they learn to live with the dragons instead of making them fight other tribes, Alvin's term were that Hiccup trains them and the Outcast can take over the other tribes.

Hiccup knew the terms were risky, but he had been trained in several non-viking combat moves, mostly from playing with the dragons, so agreed relucantly.

The duel was long and hard, but in the end Hiccup wore the Outcast chief out using his smaller frame and agility "guessing all those times playing with speed stingers paid off" he laughed as Astrid listened on.

As the fight ended and Hiccup the clear winner, Alvin, even he had to admit defeat, listened on to what they young Haddock boy had to say prior to his terms including a threat that if the dragons are used in war against other tribes, apart from defence, then he'll know about it and destroy the whole island with his own family of dragons.

Alvin reluctantly agreed and so the teach of dragon training began.

The Outcasts took a while to adapt but to the most part found that dragons, when not locked in cages, were more alike to them than they thought and soon bonded with ease, eventually over time, Outcast island was the first of many island to accept dragons as one of their own, on the basis that no war breaks out using them.

Even Alvin, who had spent all his life killing dragons, found his own when a female Whispering Death laid several eggs on the island, including a large red egg, which turned out to be Spike.

As the eggs hatched they would have run amok around the island if their mother wasn't there to keep them in line.

But eventually one hatchling, the Screaming Death, took an immediate bond to the Outcast chief thus the story of the story why Hiccup and Alvin were on friendly terms.

"And that's the whole story Astrid, from then on I have been going from tribe to tribe, making peace between the humans and dragons" Hiccup concluded as he looked at a dumbstruck Astrid.

Astrid meanwhile was thinking what Hiccup said, he's been making peace between humans and dragons throughout the time he left Berk.

In such a short time he managed to do all that?

She knew perfectly well that it would take years or even decades to bring peace to even tribes, let alone between humans and dragons.

She seems to get more and more impressed with the boy that everyone said would never amount to anything, and yet here he is, chatting to Alvin the Treacherous like it was no big deal.

But the one thing he said that she couldn't understand why was that he said he went to different tribes to bring peace to humans and dragons.

But he never came to Berk, only to save them from Dagur.

But before she could ask him why, Hiccup answered for her.

"There is a reason why I didn't come to Berk to bring peace, firstly I wanted to stop the war that Berk and the dragons were fighting, secondly even though I said I hold no grudges against the tribe, you lot were the first to hurt me and my trust will take some time"

The words died out in Astrid mouth as she looked down in shame, not noticing that Hiccup had slowly walked up to her, gently putting his hand under her chin to lift it up as they looked into each others eyes as he smiled.

"The teens first, then the adults" he simply said as she smiled back.

A short while later, Hiccup and Astrid were flying back to Berk, after saying their farewells to Alvin, something Astrid would have to get used to, as they entered the clearing in the forest.

As Astrid climbed off, she looked at Hiccup who looked at her back.

" I'll be back here same time next week, maybe I'll take you to the sanctuary to meet someone special" she nodded in agreement and excitement, she only heard of the sanctuary from what Hiccup told her and she want to go and see it, hopefully now she'll get her chance.

But before he took off Hiccup addressed her again asking her to bring Fishlegs along with her, simply saying one teen at a time before taking off.

This left Astrid puzzled but thought nothing more about it and thought how could she get Fishlegs to come with her next week.

She would have to come up with something cunning.

Six Days Later. Berk

In the great hall, sitting by himself, Fishleg was carefully reading a book detailing all of Bork the Bolds extra information on dragon, something he ask Gobber personally about. For a long while the large teen was curious as to how one person could not only command dragons but stop a three hundred year old war.

He wondered if it was possible to train a dragon and even ride one.

He also wished that Hiccup was still around, with both his and Hiccups brain power, they could do the impossible very easily.

But at that, he sighed sadly knowing there would be a cat in hells chance Hiccup would ever come back here after the way they all treated him.

Including himself.

Yes he didn't pick on him and beat him up like the others. But he ignored his pleas for help, he never stood up for him, he never even held a conversation with him while the others were around.

And why? Because he was afraid!

Afraid of being treated just like Hiccup by the others and didn't want that.

Sure he had the build of a Viking but he wouldn't be able to take it, he wasn't Hiccup. Hiccup had his sarcastic comebacks and quick thinking to keep him going, not to mention the infamous Haddock stubbornness he possessed, Fishleg would has cracked after only a few rounds and even would have gone far as to either isolate himself from the outside world or worse, took his own life.

But ever since that day when most of the village burnt all their Hiccup made items and the said boy left, something in Fishlegs snapped. It was then he decided to isolate himself, but not from fear, but because he was pissed off with everyone, they drove the stubborn Haddock to the point of him leaving.

In a way, he was disappointed with the villagers for this.

But most importantly to one certain blond shield maiden.

Speak of the devil, as Fishlegs was still busy reading every single rune in detail, he didn't notice Astrid coming into the hall and sitting on his table until she spoke to which he never looked up but addressed her with a nod.

"Hey Fishlegs" Astrid greeted in a cautious tone, she knew she was still on thin ice after the incident in the ring so could understand if he didn't want to look at her.

"What do you want Astrid?" he replied in a bored tone of voice, like he really didn't want to speak to her. In a way he didn't.

But Astrid wouldn't let this deter her, she wanted to do this, she wanted to, for Hiccup.

The thought of doing this for Hiccup made her blush a bit, was she really falling for him?

But she shook the thought to the back of her mind as she realized she still needed to answer Fishlegs, who at this point was looking at her with an annoyed expression on his face.

She took a deep breath before just getting right into what she had to say.

"Look Fishlegs I know I wouldn't bother you after...all that. But I want to show you something that might peak your interest" she watched as the large teen raised an eyebrow, curious as what she had to say.

"Go on?"

Now that she had his full attention, she could now put her plan into action.

"Okay, I was in the woods, doing my usual training, when all of a sudden, I came across a dragon" she watched as Fishlegs grew annoyed.

"So? We saw dragons all the time! What makes this one so special?" he ask with annoyance in his voice.

Astrid looked him in the eyes before smiling "because it's a dragon we've never seen before"

Now this did peak Fishlegs interest as he gestured for her to describe it.

"It has a huge wingspan, bigger than a Timberjacks! A long white neck and when it leaves the ground it causes these circular scorch marks on the ground before zooming off!" Astrid finished speaking as she waited for Fishlegs reply.

Within an instant, Fishlegs went from frowning to all out excitement as he stood up, grabbing his book before gesturing for Astrid to lead the way.

Unbeknownst to him, Astrid, who was walking in front, was smirking.

Her plan had worked perfectly.

The Forest

It didn't take them long to get to the clearing, since Fishlegs nearly all but ran so he could check out this new dragon so he could archive it for his own personal use.

But as Astrid stopped in the clearing he looked around only to feel down heartened.

There was no new dragon.

In fact there was no dragon at all!

He was about to shout at Astrid for tricking him until she pointed upwards, to which he tilts his head up only to be shocked at what he saw.

It wasn't the dragon Astrid described but something just as rare to see.

A Night fury, the same one Riddari flew on.

Speaking of which the said rider was standing on top of the black dragon before doing some crazy.

He jumped off.

This shocked Fishlegs but as he saw Astrid, he got confused.

She was standing there calmly watching the the armoured man fall off over a hundred feet in the air, but before he could collide with the ground, he pulled something at the side of his legs and suddenly wings popped out, slowing his descent until he landed gracefully at the side of them followed by the Night Fury who only warbled in delight at his riders antics and dramatic entrance.

As Fishlegs was still stunned by what he saw, Astrid had casually walked up to the the masked rider before gently punching him in the chest, causing a dorsal fin to pop up from his back, to the riders annoyance as he rewound it back moaning about wearing out the springs.

"It seems that doing some crazy stunt seems to be your way of making an entrance" Astrid casually said with a smirk on her face as Riddari nervously scratched the back of head with his hand as he laughed.

"Well it's one way to make an impression milady" he replied back as he watched Astrid blush at the mention of his name for her before he turned to the large teen "I see whatever plan you had seemed to work, care to tell me?"

Astrid nodded as she explain about the large winged dragon he told her about a while back to which he laughed "oh you mean a Typhoomerang, nice call" she swore he was smiling at her underneath his mask making her blush a bit.

Meanwhile, Fishlegs was confused at the interaction between Riddari and Astrid, she seems comfortable around him and the Night fury 'could this be the same Astrid who was determined only a couple of years ago that she would vow to kill any dragon that she saw?' he thought to himself until he realized that he was being watched by the other two.

"Well at least you're still a deep thinker Fishlegs, from what I heard you kind of isolated yourself from most of the village not long after your last dragon raid" Hiccup said, smiling underneath his mask once again as Fishlegs was taken aback by what he just said.

"H-how did you know about..." Fishlegs began to say but was cut off in surprise as Riddari took off his mask, revealing him to be non other than Hiccup.

Fishlegs to say the least was speechless, here stood his fellow teen, but looking at him at the moment he can see he wasn't the scrawny boy who couldn't lift an axe to save his own life.

This Hiccup was different, physically at least, he was taller about over six foot, his face bared scars of previous battles and long unkempt auburn hair that seemed to be tied up with small braids behind him. But that toothy smile and those eyes gave him away very easily as well as that witty humour.

Hiccup just stood there waiting for Fishlegs to pass out just like Astrid did when she first found out, but what he did expect was the larger teen to rush at him and give him a huge hug.

"Hiccup!" Fishlegs shouted with excitement in his voice as he squeezed the living daylights out of him.

Astrid watch with a mixture of amusement and anger. Amusement because of the interaction of Fishlegs crushing Hiccup with his bear hug and anger because he didn't faint when he saw Hiccup like she did. She had to wonder why she did but couldn't understand why.

But she decided to let it go for now until she figured it out for herself but for now she needed to break up this bromance before Hiccup lost all the air in his lungs. And by the look on his purple face, that could happen any time now.

"Let him go Fish, I think you broke a few ribs of his" Astrid said trying not to smile as Fishlegs realized what she meant as he let go of Hiccup before apologising about that.

"S-so was this what you wanted to show me Astrid?" Fishlegs asked as he looked at the blond shield-maiden curiously as she nodded in agreement before turning back towards Hiccup who, after readjusting his armour, started to pet the unholy offspring of lightening and death itself like he was some sort of cat.

"I suppose you'll want to hear the tale of how me and Toothless met" Hiccup said casually without looking at Fishlegs but knew what he was thinking. After all they're both as smart as each other so kind of figure the other out very easily.

Fishlegs nodded as Hiccup gestured for him to sit down as he retold the story from the day at the ring, which Astrid still was ashamed of, from meeting the Night fury in the cove, befriending him to leaving the island via boat only to be picked up later on by the said Night fury.

Fishlegs listened on with excitement once again, he knew dragons weren't mindless creatures but didn't feel brave enough to stand up to voice it out, something he envied Hiccup about. He listened on in shock as Hiccup told of the last dragon raid Berk ever had before going into more detail about how he and Toothless took down the queen who was controlling the dragons thus stopping the dragons attacking, even going into more about all about the dragons he's encountered and even going far as to rewriting his own book of dragons, with better details than just simply 'extremely dangerous, kill on sight' nonsense but more to do with which dragons were trainable and which weren't.

This was then Fishlegs got intrigued, he wanted to see this new book of dragons to study it for himself. But as said before, Hiccup is as smart as Fishlegs and knows him as well as himself, so without having to ask, Fishlegs watches as Hiccup walks up to Toothless as he opens up a large saddlebag, pulling out not one, but four large leather bound books as he carries them with ease towards the stunned Fishlegs before handing them over to him with a smile.

"The updated version of the book of dragons volume one to four" Fishlegs couldn't believe his eyes 'Hiccup wrote so much on dragons that it filled all four books?' he thought to himself as he quickly skimmed through the first book seeing for himself what he had to look forward to when he got home.

Afterwards they realized it was getting dark and the two teens had to get back to the village otherwise there might come looking for them. As they wave Hiccup goodbye before he took off and they headed out of the clearing toward the village, Fishlegs halts Astrid before they got there as he turns her around to look at him.

At first she was worried he was going to lash out at her because of the past but as she looked closer, she sees something she hasn't seen in a long time.

Fishlegs genuinely smiling at her before he spoke.

"Thank you Astrid, really, thank you. You've given me hope once again that there is more to the dragons than we were taught, you're a good friend"

Astrid didn't know what to think, Fishlegs just called her a good friend. Something she hasn't heard from him in a long time, back when all three of them were friends until everyone shunned Hiccup out of their lives. She could only smile as she pats Fishlegs large shoulder before both headed back to their homes.

As Astrid laid upon her bed, she thought about Hiccup, she saw him for who he truly is, a leader, a peace keeper, a loyal friend and the smartest person she ever knew. She seemed to take more of Hiccups physical side into account too. He was still skinny but even under the armour she can see he has muscle, not bulging Viking-like muscle but lean ones that complimented him very well.

She had to wonder more as she started thinking about him before sleep started to take her, but it left her with one last thought before she let it fully consume her.

Was she falling for Hiccup?

Several Weeks Later

Stoick as usual was doing his regular rounds around the village, the regatta a few weeks ago seemed to go well, but even he fell asleep on his boat, nearly causing him to crash into the others.

As he looked around he noticed again something strange indeed.

Fishlegs and Astrid, sitting down on a bench outside the Ingerman house, talking civil with each other? This is starting to get a little strange.

He remembers for a while after Hiccup left that Fishlegs hated the young Hofferson girl for her harsh words towards his son.

But now seeing it for himself, it was like the distance between them never happened as they look curiously at a book in their laps.

A lot had happened for Fishlegs and Astrid, as both now met Hiccup several times a week as all three flew around on their respective dragons. Yes it seemed that the Gronkle known as Meatlug, had taken a liking toward the large teen, treating him like one of her hatchlings and in return Fishlegs grew fond of the over armoured dragon too, he'd never been so happy in his life and only wished that the others could see what those three saw in dragons.

But as they were resting upon one of the sea stack, Toothless started to growl, followed by Stormfly and Meatlug. This caught the attention of their riders before Hiccup took out his spyglass before he started to growl.

"What is it Hiccup?" she asked worryingly as she never heard him growl before.

Hiccup put down his spyglass as he muttered one word that made the other two wide eyed.

"Dagur"

Fishlegs was shocked to say the least, they thought after his humiliating defeat the first time he came near Berk that he wouldn't do it again, but it turned out he didn't get the title 'deranged for nothing.

But what got Hiccup confused was that even though the armada was with him, only the flag ship was the only one heading towards the village.

"Guys, you need to go back"

Astrid and Fishlegs looked at him with shock, but before they could protest he looked at them and carried on.

"If you two are not there, they'll have a search party looking for you and the village need all of its residence ready for any upcoming attack!"

Thinking it through, Astrid and Fishlegs knew he was right as all three headed towards Berk's forest as the two teen readied themselves to jump off their dragons and head towards the village without being spotted.

Luck was on their side as they headed towards the plaza due to everyone watching as the Berserker flag ship docked into port as Dagur, along with several of his soldiers disembarked armed to the teeth as the villagers took arms readying for any attack.

"Stand down Berkians" Dagur casually said as he waved for his men to put away their weapons before carrying on "I'm not here to fight, unless I have to" he said the last part with a grin as he carried on once again "I come here to offer you a deal"

Stoick, who saw the Berserker chief, pushed through the crowd to get in front as he stared Dagur in the face "no deal Dagur, whatever it is you're proposing"

Still Dagur had the grin plastered on his face once again "oh I think you'll love this one Stoick the Vast" he looked from Stoick to the villagers to address them "I am offering to sign a permanent peace treaty, no more visits, no threats with war and all trade route between our tribes freely open" this got them all intrigued as to what he wanted.

Now that he got their undivided attention he carried on for his demand "in exchange I would pick one female from your tribe to be my wife" he caught sight of Astrid in the crowd holding tightly onto her axe, she didn't like the look he was giving her.

The villager's looked towards where Dagur was looking only to be in shock.

He wanted Astrid to be his bride.

But before anyone could protest he carried on once again "of course if she refuses without a valid explanation, then I will tear Berk apart one by one until there is nothing left"

Murmurs and panic started to revolve around the village as Stoick remains...well stoic as he addresses the Berserker chief once again.

"No deal Dagur, besides you remember what happened last time you tried that"

Dagur gave a psychotic laugh as he pointed towards his vast army of ships all armed and ready to fire upon anything in the sky.

"I don't think the dragon rider will want to endanger any of his pwesious dwagons for the sake of a village"

Stoick was still not fazed by this as he kept his arms folded, still glaring at Dagur.

"The answer is still no Dagur"

This time the grin on Dagurs face was replaced with a scowl as he looked at the larger chief "and what valid excuse has she not to marry me?!"

No one could come up with an answer until one voice in the crowd spoke that made everyone gasp, including Stoick.

"Because I'm already engaged!" Astrid yelled out holding her axe in her hand "this is the bride price for me and my family accepted it already" she looked towards her parent, gesturing for them to play along.

"Its true" her father trying to look convincing "it was settle weeks ago, bride price fully paid up and everything"

This didn't seem to faze the deranged chief as he pushed through the crowd towards the shield-maiden.

"And who, may I ask is the husband-to-be?" he said in a low threatening voice.

Astrid starts to think about who it would be.

Not Snotlout he's already dating Ruffnut and wouldn't work well as everyone knows she feels sick every time he's near her anyway.

Not Tuffnut because even she wouldn't be that stupid to even date him let alone be married to him, besides which, his parents have him engaged to the bakers daughter on Bog isle.

Fishlegs, maybe but he knew he would cave in with any threat, especially from someone as deranged as Dagur.

But then who could pose a huge threat to Dagur to make him back away? She wondered, until she thought of one person who Dagur wouldn't be able to intimidate.

She stands tall looking Dagur directly into his dark green eyes as she said the name that shocked everyone.

"Riddari"

Dagur took a step back in shock before shouting.

"What?!"

Followed by the rest of the village.

"What?!"

And a short while later...

"What?!"

...Hiccup, after she told him.

Astrid looked towards the ground sheepishly, taking quite an interest in her furred boots.

Hiccup was walking up and down the cove as Fishlegs and the dragons watched him curiously as his arms and shoulders moved in every direction as he talked.

"Astrid what were you thinking?! This has to be the most stupidly crazy idea I've ever heard, and I once took on the Fireworm queen from burning the dragons edge!"

Astrid only started to look up as she gave him pleading eyes before reply to his question.

"I had no choice Hiccup"

But before he could argue back, Fishlegs butted in.

"She has a point Hiccup, she really did have no choice, your dad refused to allow him to marry her so she needed an excuse as to why, seemed she picked you out of everyone else"

Hiccup sighs in defeat knowing Fishlegs is right.

"I know you're right Fishlegs and I could understand you Astrid for selecting Riddari since Dagur couldn't intimidate him like the others, but you do realise what this means Astrid"

She shakes her head not understanding what the big deal is.

Hiccup bows his head as he gestures Fishlegs to answer for him.

"Well A-Astrid, the thing is you turned down a chief for, well a commoner, no offence Hiccup"

Hiccup waves it off as Fishlegs carries on.

"W-well, the thing is a chief can challenge the marriage contract if he so wishes, as agreed upon every peace treaty between the Hooligans and Berserkers for the past fifty years"

Astrid just stood there dumbfounded, she might have to marry him after all, if it keeps Berk safe. Tears started to form in her eyes, she didn't want this, she didn't want to be forced to marry against her will.

She didn't notice Hiccup walk in front of her until she looked up, but before she could say a word, he quickly embraced her.

The thing was she never protested once, didn't even struggle under his grasp, she simple buried her head in his chest as he whispered to her.

"Astrid no matter what, you will not marry that Deranged psychopath, not if I have anything to say about it"

Astrid couldn't believe it, even after all that, he still won't let her get taken away like that. She looks up from his chest directly into his forest green eyes as he looks into her ocean blue ones. Both lost in the other gaze as they move closer to each other. But before they could have their lips touch each others, they hear a cough, quickly they turn towards the noise which turned out to be Fishlegs, ruining the moment.

"Sorry guys but we still need to figure out what you're going to do about Dagur"

Hiccup releases Astrid, much to her disappointment, as Hiccup smirked as he came up with a very crazy plan.

"Oh I have a plan, but I'm what it is, you'll just have to wait and see"

He looks up to the sky seeing how dark it was getting.

"I take it he wants to challenge Riddari for Astrids hand"

Both of them nodded as he chuckled before turning his face serious.

"Then let him know to meet in the plaza around noon and I'll handle the rest"

Astrid and Fishlegs were confused as to what he meant but nodded in agreement before heading to their respective dragons to head back to the village.

Before Astrid could get on Stormfly, she feels someone grabbing her hand, turning her around to come face to face with a smiling Hiccup, who shocks her by giving her a passionate kiss on the lips before pulling away, leaving Astrid flushed from the sudden, yet pleasurable kiss.

"I'll see you tomorrow milady" and with that Hiccup jump upon Toothless and take off into the night sky, leaving a still stunned Astrid to recollect what just happened until she is nudged by her dragon, to which she climbs on without saying a word heading back toward the clearing in the forest.

As they neared the village Fishlegs decides to ask a question that he wanted to ask for a bit.

"Do you think his plan, whatever it is, will work?"

Astrid only smiled as she looked towards the sky spotting a familiar black silhouette flying across the sky.

"Yes Fishlegs, I do believe it'll work, I trust him with my life"

Next Morning Just before Noon The Plaza

Fishlegs and Astrid last night informed Stoick about getting in contact with Riddari about the plan to which Stoick did his part telling Dagur about meeting in the plaza around noon, to say the least Dagur was impatient to show Riddari why they called him deranged and was never to be trusted, for that he had his own plan involving his best archers hidden around the area ready to fire at the dragon rider.

Dagur didn't like to lose to anyone and he means anyone. He'll have Riddari and his precious Night Fury mounted above his bed chamber so he can look at it while he banged away at the blond shield maiden whether she liked it or not.

As noon approached though, there was no sign of the dragon rider, and the Berserker chief was going...well berserk.

"Where is he?! He should have been here by now! The coward can't even show his fa..."

He was cut off by a familiar whistling noise of a Night fury as Toothless landed gracefully and Riddari jumped off his back right in from of Dagur.

"Calm down dear, it's only just noon" Riddari said sarcastically as he smirked underneath his mask.

The remark made the deranged chief madder than ever before as he pulled out his long sword from his back pointing it directly at Riddari.

"You can either beg for mercy now, rider and I'll make your death quick, or I'll do it painfully slow and enjoy the pleasure of seeing you squirm as your life comes to an end" he shouts finishing off with a laugh.

Riddari however simply tilts his head to his side, not fazed by the threat thrown towards him.

"Think highly of yourself do we daggy?"

This enrages the Berserker chief as he charges head on towards his unarmed opponent, throwing power swing after powerful swing directly at Riddari, who seem to dodge each attack with ease.

Dagur swung to the left, Riddari dodged to the right.

Dagur swung to the right, Riddari dodged to the left.

Dagur swung full force downwards, Riddari back flipped away from the attack as Dagurs sword got wedged into the ground by the shear force of the swing.

Riddari took this opportunity to run full force straight into Dagur, giving him an uppercut right under his chin sending him flying.

As Dagur got up he was enraged once again as he pulled out two daggers from his belt and lunged straight towards Riddari once again sending random slash movements in all directions.

And yet Riddari still dodged every attack.

No one could understand why Riddari had no weapon drawn and yet still managed to land the first blow. They were confused until a while into the fight did they understand his plan.

He was wearing out his opponent.

Dagur was starting to lose his stamina, using up his energy in his swings against Riddari while Riddari hardly used any from the dodging.

Eventually Riddari saw his opening once again and took it delivering a round house kick to Dagurs face causing the Berserker chief to fall to the ground.

Exhausted, Dagur watched as Riddari stood above him pointing his index finger at him.

"Yield now Dagur, it's over"

Dagur, despite being exhausted, simple laughs as his signature grin came across his face, confusing Riddari.

"Oh I don't think so rider. Now!"

Before Riddari knew it, he was being fired upon in all different directions.

Riddari was trying his hardest not to lose focus and try to time when each arrow was coming his way.

Little did he know, that this was just a distraction. While he was dodging each arrow, he didn't notice the Berserker chief come towards him with a hatchet.

Suddenly...

"Ahhhhhh!"

Riddari looked down to see a hatchet, embedded deeply into his leg, but before he could dislodge it, he forgets about the arrows flying towards him as each one hits their mark, several embedded into his back, some in his already injured left leg and one right through his right shoulder blade.

Collapsing on to the ground, he slowly looks up to see Dagur standing over him as he laughed maniacally before kicking Riddari in the head.

Some of the villagers were appalled by this, Dagur was cheating so he could win, they were about to attack until they spot the Berserker fleet landing on the beahes and towards the plaza, forming a circle of soldiers so no one could get to Riddari.

They wanted to help him, they really did, but how when they would be killed if they got to him.

Stoick just about had enough, loyalty and honour is nothing if they let the one person who was willing to save them to die like this. With that he charged head on towards the wall of Berserkers, followed by the rest of the village.

As the battle between the Hooligans and Berserker's rages on, Riddari couldn't help but see that they were will to help him out, risk their lives for him.

"Pathetic"

Riddari looked up in anger as Dagur watch on as his men overwhelmed the Berkians.

"They're useless, just like Hiccup was"

Riddari was about to protest until he was beaten to the punch.

"You're wrong!"

Dagur turned around, irritated at whoever spoke only to come face to face with Astrid holding her axe in her hands.

"Hiccup was never useless, we just never gave him the chance to prove himself!" she shouted once again, readying herself as she charged towards the deranged chief.

Unfortunately, that's what he was waiting for, for her to attack first as he grabbed her axe and threw it to the side as he pulled her by the hair and kneed her in the stomach as he watched his men take full advantage of the others lesser numbers.

Stoick knew they would lose, but he'd rather go down fighting a warrior than a coward.

But as the berserker's were about to win, they all stopped as the sound of dragon roars couldbe heard all around them.

Next thing they knew, the Berserker soldiers were being lifted into the air, by dragons before being dropped at great heights onto their own ship, landing each time with an almighty crack as all their bones shattered in one go.

Stoick watch in amazement as all the dragons took Dagurs men and left the Berkians alone.

He was so shocked by this, he didn't see one Berserker come behind him with an axe, but before the soldier knew it, he was impaled with a spear from out of no where causing Stoick to turn towards the dying man before looking at where the spear came from.

To his utter shock, there stood right in front of him was his long lost wife, Valka right beside the same dragon that took her seventeen years ago.

"V-Valka?" he whispered as she looked away, ashamed to look at him.

"I know what you're going say Stoick, but can we please concentrate on dealing with these bastards first!"

Stoick nodded in agreement but still close to her.

"Aye, but I just have one thing to say"

Valka prepared for any yelling about abandoning her family, to which she felt she deserved. What she didn't expect was what he would say next.

"You're still as beautiful as the day I lost you"

And with that closed the gap between them with a kiss before breaking apart as they started to attack the Berserker's once again.

Meanwhile Astrid was in pain, Dagur was slapping her around trying to get her to scream, while at the same time Riddari watched on in anger.

He couldn't do anything to help her, he was losing too much blood and could barely stay awake, Toothless couldn't get to him, he was overwhelmed by dozens of soldiers and was struggling himself.

"Oh I'm going to enjoy having you in bed ever night bitch, I will do you in every position and will never stop until you're filled to the brim, then once I've broken you in and you give me my first son, I'll let my men have their way with you too, won't that be fun"

Dagur laughed harder than he ever laugh before as he watched Astrid tear up, realizing her fate.

She didn't want that.

She didn't want him.

She knew who she wanted.

She realized she loved him as she screamed out his name.

"HICCUP!"

This only made Dagur laugh again as he readied his fist to hit her once again.

"Hiccup the useless isn't here to save you!"

But as he swung his fist in her direction, it was suddenly grabbed before it made contact with her face.

Dagur looked at who stopped him only to reel back in shock.

"H-Hiccup?!"

Hiccup had remove his mask revealing his face to everyone, but as everyone looked closely they can see his expression.

Pure anger.

"You're wrong Dagur! I will always be here to protect Astrid and Berk!"

Before Dagur could block Hiccup punched him with his left hand sending the Berserker flying before landing more blows around his body, causing damage with every hit, even breaking a few bones along the way.

Dagur tried to get the upper-hand by hitting Hiccup in his left leg which knocked him to the ground as Dagur walked to his still wedged long sword and pulled it out before headlong towards the auburn hair teen.

Little did Dagur know that while he was getting his long sword, Hiccup had limped towards Astrid's axe, as Dagur swung full force, so did Hiccup.

Unfortunately for Dagur, his sword wasn't made out of Gronkle iron, so Hiccups swing not only slice through the sword but embedding deep into Dagurs chest, slicing into his heart and lungs.

Dagur staggered backwards,unable to keep upright due to the large blood-loss he was experience.

The green colour in his eyes was fading as he felt life drain away before him until eventually he collapsed, not blinking, not breathing, no movement whatsoever.

Hiccup looked towards the lifeless form of the former Berserker chief before mutter a few words.

"May... Helhiem... we-welcome you, you...son of a bitch"

And with that he start to feel the adrenaline fade away as he falls to the ground only to be caught by Astrid as she looks into his eyes pleadingly.

"Hiccup, stay with please!" she begs him with tears falling down her cheeks.

Hiccup only looks at her and smiles as he lifts his head up to give her a passionate kiss before whispering into her ear.

"I love you Astrid, I'm not going anywhere just yet"

More tear filled her eyes as he pressed her forehead against his as she whispered to him too.

"I love you too"

Everyone watched as they see for themselves that their hero turned out to be the boy they shunned for being different.

They vowed to themselves that if he make it out of this alive, they'll do whatever it take for him to forgive them.

Stoick and Valka watch as they see Astrid Holding onto their son before looking upon the village at a sight they thought never to see before.

Vikings and dragons, side by side, no fighting, no raiding, just watching their son fall unconscious before their very eyes.

"He showed honour and loyalty right there Stoick" Valka said with tears in her eyes as Stoick shakes his head.

"No, Hiccup always had it, it just took us this long to realize it"

15 Years Later

"Well children, that was the story of the great dragon rider who showed loyalty and honour was always there, he just needed to find it" an aged Valka explained as she spoke to her dragon class students.

The children gasped and awe with excitement as they wanted to know more.

"A-and then what happened?"

Valka could only chuckle as she was about to speak but was cut off.

"He got a cool few new scars and later on became chief"

Came a thirty two year old Hiccup holding on to his three month old little Hic as he walked still with a limp from all those years ago but still managed to keep his left leg.

"Daddy!" can the screaming from his six year old daughter Isabella as she tackle his leg for a hug before looking around "Where Hayden?"

Hiccup only smile before kneeling down "He's with your mother, she's teaching him a few move upon his Sharpfire"

Sure enough Astrid and flying in upon Stormfly followed by their fourteen year old son riding on his Deadly fury Sharpfire, who resembled his father more except for the spikes upon his head and tail.

But before he could say hi, he hears the booming voice of his father.

"Hiccup! The Jorgenson twins are at it again with the yak tipping!"

To this Hiccup groaned before passing baby Hic to Astrid before kissing her goodbye as he jumped upon Toothless flying out of the academy and in to the wild blue yonder.

Sure he had problems in the past.

He'll never be like other Vikings.

But for what it's worth he wouldn't change a thing.

The End

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Hope you have a happy holidays as I celebrate not only christmas but my birthday on friday as well, and no I can't turn water into wine or walk on water, believe me I tried. Take care of yourselves and don't get too pissed as a fart ha ha.

Bye!